Baden-Württemberg
Holiday and city session · Black Forest
In short
Holiday and city session in Black Forest — from €210. 60 min on location with a vetted local photographer and 30 edited photos (private gallery within 48 to 72 hours). The price is agreed before you book and does not move.
Why choose Holiday and city session in Black Forest?
A holiday photographer in the Black Forest works with visitors who are rarely exploring a single city. Most are touring, often by car, with a morning at Triberg, an afternoon by a lake and a night in a small town. A one-hour session fits that rhythm when it stays in one compact place you would have stopped at anyway. The old town of Gengenbach with its half-timbered lanes and town gates, Schiltach where two rivers meet below steep roofs, the shore path at the Titisee and the little street channels of Freiburg’s old town all work well on foot. What does not work is combining a town and a waterfall forty minutes apart, because that hour disappears into the drive. We would rather give you three backdrops five minutes apart than two separated by a car park.
July and August are the busiest months, when the lakes and Triberg fill up by late morning. The first hours of the day or the last hour before sunset bring calmer streets and softer light. In December many towns hold Christmas markets, and Gengenbach turns the windows of its town hall into an Advent calendar, which is atmospheric but crowded. Book once your route is settled, and tell us early if the forecast makes you want to swap days.
What does the session in Black Forest look like?
We meet at a simple, fixed point: a town gate in Gengenbach, the market square in Schiltach or the lake promenade at the Titisee. The first minutes are a stroll and a conversation, and the camera comes in once you have stopped noticing it. From there we follow a short loop chosen for the hour you have, with two or three backdrops a few minutes apart, perhaps a lane, a bridge and the water. Children are welcome and set the pace. After sixty minutes you are back where you started, the car still parked, and 30 edited photographs arrive within 48 to 72 hours.
What does the package include?
The Holiday and city session package in Black Forest covers: 30 edited photographs; One neighbourhood, on foot; A route chosen for the hour you are free, not the other way round; Private gallery within 48 to 72 hours. Nothing is added to the price after the session. Permits worth knowing about: Triberger Wasserfälle — Admission per person, all year; Gutach und die Schwarzwaldhöfe — Paths free. The farms are working private businesses — only with consent.
FAQ — Holiday and city session in Black Forest
Can we include the Triberg waterfalls in the hour?
Only if the whole session takes place there. The falls charge admission per person and are a location in their own right, with boardwalks and steps that take time. An hour at Triberg works well on an overcast day. Combining it with a town elsewhere does not, because the drive between them would use up most of the session.
Can you meet us at our holiday flat or farm stay?
Yes, if it lies within our area around Freiburg, Baden-Baden, Triberg, Titisee-Neustadt, Gengenbach or Schiltach, or with travel added to the quote elsewhere. On a working farm, ask your hosts first whether photographs on the property are fine. Otherwise we start from the lane outside and walk into the meadows.
What if it rains on the only free day we have?
Drizzle is manageable: the forest looks rich in wet weather, and an overcast sky suits faces and waterfalls alike. We bring a large clear umbrella that photographs well. In heavy rain we would rather shorten the walk and stay near covered doorways than cancel, unless you can move to another day of your trip.